Director's Report to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse - May, 2010

Extramural Policy and Review Activities

Receipt, Referral, and Review

NIDA received 1485 applications, including both primary and dual assignments, for which the Office of Extramural Affairs (OEA) managed the programmatic referral process during this Council cycle. Of these, NIDA received the primary assignment on 1053 applications.

Staff Training and Development

The OEA Symposium Series, a forum for staff training and sharing of ideas and information, continued to provide open forums for discussions and presentations that included: Enhancing Peer Review: New Application Forms and Instructions; Demonstration of Secondary PO and Conflict Of Interest functionality in NEPS, by James Wilson (IRMB) and Meena Hiremath (OEA); and a presentation on the Freedom of Information Act, by Susan Cornell, NIH FOIA Officer.